Comments on: Parting the Misty Veils of the Future… http://simon-jester.org/2008/08/parting-the-misty-veils-of-the-future/ And so are you Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mulligan http://simon-jester.org/2008/08/parting-the-misty-veils-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Mulligan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:08:38 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=377#comment-2227 wait 'till they figure out we'd all be safer in solitary confinement..If we had zero human contact no one could hurt us. I'd get my very own room :) wait ’till they figure out we’d all be safer in solitary confinement..If we had zero human contact no one could hurt us.

I’d get my very own room :)

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]]> By: Madrocketscientist http://simon-jester.org/2008/08/parting-the-misty-veils-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 Madrocketscientist Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:22:07 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=377#comment-2225 Just like orders of protection, such a system is less likely to be abused solely by the police in your community than by your neighbors. What ever happened to an officer coming by and saying “Hey, your neighbor had a complaint about you, you wanna tell us your side?” It’s effective, it gives you a chance to tell your side (which can defuse your anger), and at the same time, it lets you know that the police are aware of the situation and somewhere there is going to be a record of this meeting, so if bad things happen, the police are going to have a short list of suspects. Of course, that does not mean the police are not complicit in the abuse, as they could use such powers as a last resort, rather than a first. Just like orders of protection, such a system is less likely to be abused solely by the police in your community than by your neighbors.

What ever happened to an officer coming by and saying “Hey, your neighbor had a complaint about you, you wanna tell us your side?” It’s effective, it gives you a chance to tell your side (which can defuse your anger), and at the same time, it lets you know that the police are aware of the situation and somewhere there is going to be a record of this meeting, so if bad things happen, the police are going to have a short list of suspects.

Of course, that does not mean the police are not complicit in the abuse, as they could use such powers as a last resort, rather than a first.

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